The loss, New England’s first on the road this season, dropped the Patriots to 10-3 and a game behind the 11-2 Steelers in the race for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. But the Patriots, who play the Steelers on Sunday in Pittsburgh, still control their own destiny for the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed.

If the Patriots beat the Steelers and win their final two games — at home against the Bills (7-6) and Jets (5-8) — they would clinch home-field advantage.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick was ticked off by a reporter’s postgame question about whether his team had overlooked the Dolphins. But Patriots players insisted after the Miami game they would need to play a lot better to beat the Steelers, let alone win their last three.

“We can’t go up there and play as poorly as we did [against Miami],” Tom Brady told reporters.

“We need urgency,’’ team captain Matthew Slater told reporters. “Everybody has to be dialed in. Everybody has to be on top of what they’re doing — assignment-wise, communication-wise, alignment-wise, the basics. This time of year, the margin for error is very small.

“It starts [with the Steelers game]. These are the types of games we’re going to find out what we are as a football team.’’

With that, here’s a look at The Post’s NFL power rankings for Week 13:

1. Steelers, 11-2 (4): They’ve continued to hang around despite early-season adversity and suddenly are in driver’s seat for home-field edge in playoffs.

2. Patriots, 10-3 (1): That was a stinker Monday night in Miami, where the Patriots inexplicably struggle. Let’s see if it was a setback or a mere hiccup.

3. Vikings, 10-3 (3): The Vikings have both the Bengals and Bears left on their schedule, so they look like a lock to earn a playoff bye and possibly even home field throughout.